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    <title>topic Re: byte length in xstring to binary conversion is not getting as expected in Application Development and Automation Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Solved using this &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;/people/siddhartha.jain/blog/2007/01/16/how-to-retrieve-a-generic-object-services-gos-or-sapoffice-document-display-it-in-a-bsp-webdynprojava-application?page=last&amp;amp;x-showcontent=off&amp;amp;x-maxdepth=0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;FYI my code is attached&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;FUNCTION zso_document_read_api1.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local Interface:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_ID) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1-DOC_ID
*"     VALUE(FILTER) LIKE  SOFILTERI1 STRUCTURE  SOFILTERI1 DEFAULT
*"       'X '
*"  EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_DATA) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1 STRUCTURE  SOFOLENTI1
*"     VALUE(XSTRING_DATA) TYPE  XSTRING
*"     VALUE(V_LEN_NUM) TYPE  I
*"  EXCEPTIONS
*"      DOCUMENT_ID_NOT_EXIST
*"      OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION
*"      X_ERROR
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
  DATA: v_len TYPE so_obj_len.
  DATA: object_header TYPE TABLE OF solisti1,
        object_content TYPE TABLE OF solisti1,
        object_hex TYPE TABLE OF solix,
        wa_object TYPE solisti1,
        input_length TYPE i,
        lin TYPE i.

*clearing the variables.
  CLEAR: xstring_data, v_len,v_len_num,document_data,lin,input_length.
  refresh: object_header, object_content,object_hex.
*Reading object in binary
  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1'
    EXPORTING
      document_id                = document_id
      filter                     = filter
    IMPORTING
      document_data              = document_data
    TABLES
      object_header              = object_header
      object_content             = object_content
      contents_hex               = object_hex
    EXCEPTIONS
      document_id_not_exist      = 999
      operation_no_authorization = 21
      communication_failure      = 71
      system_failure             = 72
      OTHERS                     = 4.
**size of object_hex
  DESCRIBE TABLE object_hex LINES lin.
  input_length = lin * sy-tleng .

  v_len_num = input_length.
*conversion to xstring from binary.
  CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING'
    EXPORTING
      input_length = v_len_num
    IMPORTING
      buffer       = xstring_data
    TABLES
      binary_tab   = object_hex.

ENDFUNCTION.&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards Jana&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 06:14:28 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2011-05-12T06:14:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>byte length in xstring to binary conversion is not getting as expected</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/byte-length-in-xstring-to-binary-conversion-is-not-getting-as-expected/m-p/7849786#M1591836</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi Gurus,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Correct me , if the below code is correct , if am converting the picture to xstring format, but at front end if i am passing the output of the FM , we weren't able to retreive the picture from this HEX_TAB[] &lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local Interface:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_ID) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1-DOC_ID
*"     VALUE(FILTER) LIKE  SOFILTERI1 STRUCTURE  SOFILTERI1 DEFAULT
*"       'X '
*"  EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_DATA) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1 STRUCTURE  SOFOLENTI1
*"     VALUE(XSTRING_DATA) TYPE  XSTRING
*"  TABLES
*"      OBJECT_HEADER STRUCTURE  SOLISTI1 OPTIONAL
*"      OBJECT_CONTENT STRUCTURE  SOLISTI1 OPTIONAL
*"      OBJECT_PARA STRUCTURE  SOPARAI1 OPTIONAL
*"      OBJECT_PARB STRUCTURE  SOPARBI1 OPTIONAL
*"      ATTACHMENT_LIST STRUCTURE  SOATTLSTI1 OPTIONAL
*"      RECEIVER_LIST STRUCTURE  SORECLSTI1 OPTIONAL
*"      CONTENTS_HEX STRUCTURE  SOLIX OPTIONAL
*"      HEX_TAB STRUCTURE  ZLINE OPTIONAL
*"  EXCEPTIONS
*"      DOCUMENT_ID_NOT_EXIST
*"      OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION
*"      X_ERROR
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------

    CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1'
         EXPORTING
              DOCUMENT_ID                = DOCUMENT_ID
              FILTER                     = FILTER
         IMPORTING
              DOCUMENT_DATA              = DOCUMENT_DATA
         TABLES
              OBJECT_HEADER              = OBJECT_HEADER
              OBJECT_CONTENT             = OBJECT_CONTENT
*              OBJECT_PARA                = OBJECT_PARA
*              OBJECT_PARB                = OBJECT_PARB
*              ATTACHMENT_LIST            = ATTACHMENT_LIST
*              RECEIVER_LIST              = RECEIVER_LIST
         EXCEPTIONS
              DOCUMENT_ID_NOT_EXIST      = 999
              OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION = 21
              COMMUNICATION_FAILURE      = 71
              SYSTEM_FAILURE             = 72
              OTHERS                     = 4.
*    CASE SY-SUBRC.
*      WHEN 'OK'.
*        EXIT.
*      WHEN 'COMMUNICATION_FAILURE'.
*        MESSAGE A672(so) WITH 'MESS' RAISING X_ERROR.
*      WHEN 999.
*        RAISE DOCUMENT_ID_NOT_EXIST.
*      WHEN 'SYSTEM_FAILURE'.
*        MESSAGE A672(so) WITH 'MESS' RAISING X_ERROR.
*      WHEN 'OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION'.
*        RAISE OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION.
*      WHEN OTHERS.
*        RAISE X_ERROR.
*    ENDCASE.
*  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_CONVERT_CONTENTS_BIN'
*    EXPORTING
*      it_contents_bin = object_content[]
*    IMPORTING
*      et_contents_bin = object_content[].


DATA: ASCII_DATA     TYPE SOLISTI1,   "your data returned by SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1
      STRING_DATA    TYPE STRING.
*      XSTRING_DATA   TYPE XSTRING.
*      HEX_TAB        TYPE TABLE OF SOLIX.

DATA: BYTES TYPE I.
TYPES : BEGIN OF TY_BINARY,
          BINARY_FIELD(1000) TYPE C,
        END OF TY_BINARY.

*DATA : LV_XSTRING type XSTRING.
DATA : HEX_TAB1 TYPE TABLE OF TY_BINARY WITH HEADER LINE.
"1. first I will add some example text to it
*ascii_data = OBJECT_CONTENT ."'Some text which will be converted to BIN form'.
CLEAR ASCII_DATA.
LOOP AT OBJECT_CONTENT INTO OBJECT_CONTENT.
CONCATENATE ASCII_DATA OBJECT_CONTENT  INTO ASCII_DATA ."IN BYTE MODE.CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=&amp;gt;CR_LF"
CLEAR OBJECT_CONTENT.
ENDLOOP.
CLEAR STRING_DATA.
"2. then do convesrion to string
STRING_DATA = ASCII_DATA.
CLEAR XSTRING_DATA.
"3. conversion to xstring
CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING'
  EXPORTING
    TEXT   = STRING_DATA
  IMPORTING
    BUFFER = XSTRING_DATA.
REFRESH: HEX_TAB.
CLEAR: BYTES.
"4. convesrsion to BIN -&amp;gt; your SOLIX type
CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY'
  EXPORTING
    BUFFER        = XSTRING_DATA
*  IMPORTING
*    OUTPUT_LENGTH = BYTES
  TABLES
    BINARY_TAB    = HEX_TAB1.   "here you have results you need.
HEX_TAB[] = HEX_TAB1[].&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/byte-length-in-xstring-to-binary-conversion-is-not-getting-as-expected/m-p/7849786#M1591836</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-04-25T08:11:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: byte length in xstring to binary conversion is not getting as expected</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/byte-length-in-xstring-to-binary-conversion-is-not-getting-as-expected/m-p/7849787#M1591837</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Solved using this &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;/people/siddhartha.jain/blog/2007/01/16/how-to-retrieve-a-generic-object-services-gos-or-sapoffice-document-display-it-in-a-bsp-webdynprojava-application?page=last&amp;amp;x-showcontent=off&amp;amp;x-maxdepth=0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;FYI my code is attached&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;FUNCTION zso_document_read_api1.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local Interface:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_ID) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1-DOC_ID
*"     VALUE(FILTER) LIKE  SOFILTERI1 STRUCTURE  SOFILTERI1 DEFAULT
*"       'X '
*"  EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(DOCUMENT_DATA) LIKE  SOFOLENTI1 STRUCTURE  SOFOLENTI1
*"     VALUE(XSTRING_DATA) TYPE  XSTRING
*"     VALUE(V_LEN_NUM) TYPE  I
*"  EXCEPTIONS
*"      DOCUMENT_ID_NOT_EXIST
*"      OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION
*"      X_ERROR
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
  DATA: v_len TYPE so_obj_len.
  DATA: object_header TYPE TABLE OF solisti1,
        object_content TYPE TABLE OF solisti1,
        object_hex TYPE TABLE OF solix,
        wa_object TYPE solisti1,
        input_length TYPE i,
        lin TYPE i.

*clearing the variables.
  CLEAR: xstring_data, v_len,v_len_num,document_data,lin,input_length.
  refresh: object_header, object_content,object_hex.
*Reading object in binary
  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1'
    EXPORTING
      document_id                = document_id
      filter                     = filter
    IMPORTING
      document_data              = document_data
    TABLES
      object_header              = object_header
      object_content             = object_content
      contents_hex               = object_hex
    EXCEPTIONS
      document_id_not_exist      = 999
      operation_no_authorization = 21
      communication_failure      = 71
      system_failure             = 72
      OTHERS                     = 4.
**size of object_hex
  DESCRIBE TABLE object_hex LINES lin.
  input_length = lin * sy-tleng .

  v_len_num = input_length.
*conversion to xstring from binary.
  CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING'
    EXPORTING
      input_length = v_len_num
    IMPORTING
      buffer       = xstring_data
    TABLES
      binary_tab   = object_hex.

ENDFUNCTION.&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Regards Jana&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 06:14:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/byte-length-in-xstring-to-binary-conversion-is-not-getting-as-expected/m-p/7849787#M1591837</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2011-05-12T06:14:28Z</dc:date>
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